J. Meejin Yoon, AIA, FAAR (b. Seoul, Korea) is a Korean-American architect and designer. In 2014, Yoon was appointed Head of the Department of Architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Yoon is a registered architect and founder of MY Studio and Höweler + Yoon Architecture, LLP. Awarded the 2016 ACADIA Teaching Award, the 2013 Irwin Sizer award for Most Significant Improvement (and Innovation) to Education at MIT, the United States Artist Award in Architecture and Design in 2008, the Rome Prize in Design in 2005, and a Fulbright Fellowship in 1998, Yoon’s academic and professional work has been widely recognized for its innovative and interdisciplinary nature. She is the co-author of Expanded Practice: Projects by Höweler + Yoon and MY Studio (Princeton Architectural Press 2009), and Public Works: Unsolicited Small Projects for the Big Dig (MAP Book Publishers 2008). Yoon received a Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University, a Masters of Architecture in Urban Design with Distinction from Harvard University in 1997.

        In this lecture, Prof.J. Meejin Yoonwill talk about the practices she worked on, especially the famous Collier Memorial project.

        J. Meejin Yoon教授是美籍韩裔建筑师和设计师，MY Studio和Höweler+ Yoon建筑事务所创始人，LLP注册建筑师。在康奈尔大学获得建筑学学士学位，1997年获得哈佛大学城市设计学硕士学位，于2014年被任命为马萨诸塞理工学院（MIT）建筑系主任。她荣获多项国家奖项，如2016年ACADIA教学奖，2013年欧文Sizer奖，麻省理工学院最重大改进（和创新）教育奖，2008年美国建筑设计艺术家奖，2005年罗马设计奖，以及1998年富布莱特奖学金。她的学术和专业工作以其创新和跨学科领域结合得到了广泛的认可。她是“Höweler+ Yoon与MY Studio（普林斯顿建筑出版社2009）”和“Public Works: Unsolicited Small Projects for the Big Dig（MAP图书出版商2008）”这两个扩展实践项目的合着者。

        此次讲座中，J. Meejin Yoon教授将会介绍她历年来主持参与的实践，特别是著名的矿工纪念碑项目。